Voices from the Edge

Community dialogue is important. Voices from the Edge lends a KBOO microphone to informed guests you might not hear anywhere else. With an hour to invest, the call-in format engages listeners in meaningful conversations about crucial issues like racial disparity, government accountability, environmental justice and politics on local, state and national levels. Join lively discussions about concerns that are important to you and our community. Together we’ll make Oregon and our nation a better place for a larger number of those living here.

About the host …

Jo Ann Hardesty is a Portland City Commissioner and Principal Partner at Consult Hardesty. She serves as a subject matter expert on a myriad of issues and is available as a speaker, facilitator and campaign planner. A long-time voice for Portland's under-represented communities and a leader in the struggle against racial and economic injustice, Jo Ann was three times elected to the Oregon legislature and for many years Executive Director of Oregon Action. She’s been called on by the City of Portland to help re-write the City Charter and organizes those on the downside of power to pursue their interests from the local to the federal level. She is particularly committed to leadership development and in holding those in power accountable.

Join the conversation …

Join the conversation every Thursday morning from 8-9 a.m. by calling 503-231-8187. Keep the conversation going after the program at our blog at kboo.fm/voicesfromtheedge.

In this eposide of Voices from the Edge Linda Olson-Osterlund speaks with
return guest, Mike German author of Disrupt , Discredit and Divide: How The
New FBI Damage Democracy about Attorney General William Barr and the over
2000 judges that have criticized his apparent inte...
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KBOO’s Linda Olson-Osterlund interviews Eliza E. Canty-Jones and Darrell
Millner, editors of the current issue of the Oregon Historical Quarterly.
This special issue of the Oregon Historical Quarterly features articles that
explore the history of White supremacy and resis...
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On today's episode Linda Olson-Osterlund will be disscussing Guantanamo Bay
with Andy Worthington, call in with your questions!
Andy is a writer, campaigner, investigative journalist and commentator. He is
internationally recognized as an authority on Guantánamo and the “wa...
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